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Perspectives on the ‘New Normal’ in Kashmir
Mar 16, 2021

Perspectives on the ‘New Normal’ in Kashmir

This report collates insights from unstructured interviews with people in South Kashmir about their lives following the Constitutional amendments of August 2019 that revoked the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, and repealed Article 35A. The conversations with the respondents covered issues such as their livelihoods and the economy, the bureaucracy, and militancy in the region. The report is an attempt

Power and accountability
May 14, 2021

Power and accountability

Covid crisis won’t affect India’s rise. Forego partisanship, bring in expertise.

Preparing for a post-Covid reality
Sep 30, 2020

Preparing for a post-Covid reality

Integrating their economies will help Bangladesh and India rise up global and regional value chains

Reimagining the Anglo-India partnership
Apr 29, 2021

Reimagining the Anglo-India partnership

Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, India–UK ties remain unfettered to harness new strategic convergences in sync with contemporary realities

Resisting Chinese encroachment
Jul 02, 2020

Resisting Chinese encroachment

India must not contribute to the digital and economic rise of the same power that harms it

Revisiting Orientalism: Pandemic, politics, and the perceptions industry
May 24, 2020

Revisiting Orientalism: Pandemic, politics, and the perceptions industry

Western media coverage of India’s handling of Covid-19 is yet another example of the West attempting to diminish the East.

Rise of the minilaterals: Examining the India-France-Australia trilateral
Sep 18, 2020

Rise of the minilaterals: Examining the India-France-Australia trilateral

The India-France-Australia trilateral is only the latest of the many minilaterals that are taking shape in the Indo-Pacific region.

Rolling up the welcome mat for Chinese investors
May 13, 2020

Rolling up the welcome mat for Chinese investors

Governments are right to worry about outsiders snapping up struggling companies amid the pandemic.

Safeguarding Food Self-Sufficiency in the Time of COVID-19: Lessons from Bhutan
Apr 06, 2023

Safeguarding Food Self-Sufficiency in the Time of COVID-19: Lessons from Bhutan

Safeguarding people’s health has been the global priority amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In Bhutan, emerging lessons show how nutrition and other aspects of health are intricately related to the management of food security during the current crisis, and beyond. The country’s leaders have used moral suasion alongside policy measures to demonstrate that good nutrition need not be a luxury.

Sino-Indian Competition in the Indian Ocean Region intensifies
Oct 16, 2020

Sino-Indian Competition in the Indian Ocean Region intensifies

As competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean Region, India loses touch with Sri Lanka and solidifies relations with the Maldives.

Solid Waste Management in Urban India: Imperatives for Improvement
Nov 19, 2020

Solid Waste Management in Urban India: Imperatives for Improvement

Across India, existing systems for the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste are mired in chaos. The problem is more acute in the urban areas, where rapidly growing populations generate increasingly larger quantities of solid waste that urban local bodies (ULBs) are unable to manage effectively. Improper management of solid waste poses risks to the environment and public health. This paper dissects the state of solid waste manage

Sri Lanka: Critical polls caught between COVID-19 and Constitution
May 06, 2020

Sri Lanka: Critical polls caught between COVID-19 and Constitution

While the government wants early elections despite mixed reports about its handling of the COVID-19 crisis — the opposition wants the polls postponed.

The ball is in China’s court
Nov 24, 2020

The ball is in China’s court

With its strong response across spheres, India has shown that it has options and a willingness to exercise them

The challenge ahead for terror-hit France
Nov 02, 2020

The challenge ahead for terror-hit France

The challenge for France is not easy. The idea that education, hard work and following French laws and customs led to upward mobility has been challenged in recent years and Covid-19 has only highlighted it

The COVID-19 Challenge to Indian Federalism
Jun 29, 2021

The COVID-19 Challenge to Indian Federalism

In different parts of the world, the federal system of government is facing some of its biggest trials yet, from the COVID-19 pandemic. Federalism—which believes in shared sovereignty and territoriality between multiple constituent units of governance—was anticipated to fail against a massive pandemic that needed swift, and presumably centralised, response. This paper examines federal India’s own experience in the past 18 months. The aim is

The politics of vaccines
Apr 30, 2021

The politics of vaccines

Direct criticism for scarce or expensive vaccines at the government, not the private sector

The US election just became more uncertain
Oct 10, 2020

The US election just became more uncertain

Opinion polls could be misleading and the pandemic’s impact difficult to assess; the cyclical shift in politics is unsure

Trust and democracy
Sep 22, 2020

Trust and democracy

Distrust towards the government can be the result of public experience of governmental incompetence

Urban densities and the Covid-19 pandemic: Upending the sustainability myth of global megacities
May 04, 2020

Urban densities and the Covid-19 pandemic: Upending the sustainability myth of global megacities

High-density urban agglomerations may be sustainable in terms of the economies of scale their populations provide. Yet, as proven by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these same urban spaces are nearly defenceless in times of unprecedented disease outbreaks. A pandemic poses many risks to the millions who live in dense megacities, whether in wealthy countries or developing ones. The sheer density of the population of these cities provides an ideal e

US COVID aid to India: What lessons can we learn from this crisis?
Apr 27, 2021

US COVID aid to India: What lessons can we learn from this crisis?

After initial fumbles, US clearly planned the path ahead beginning April 2020. India could have learnt from this.

Vaccine nationalism exacerbates global faultlines
Feb 08, 2021

Vaccine nationalism exacerbates global faultlines

Wealthy nations have turned towards subsiding their own pharmaceutical companies and locking in vaccine supplies for their population.

Want food security? Try dietary diversity
Aug 25, 2020

Want food security? Try dietary diversity

Lack of dietary diversity--adequate intake of food from all the food groups -- can be more harmful to health than infectious diseases

WHO, the battleground for cold war 2.0
May 22, 2020

WHO, the battleground for cold war 2.0

There is no doubt that WHO’s director general is culpable. Whether the missteps were errors of judgements or deliberate kowtowing to China is the question

With China as backdrop, New Delhi’s Moscow watch
Sep 22, 2020

With China as backdrop, New Delhi’s Moscow watch

The evolving global order makes it difficult for them to pursue fully convergent policies; a long-term view is essential

Wolf warrior vanguard
Jul 27, 2020

Wolf warrior vanguard

The Global Times is a perfect metaphor for China’s rise and current adventurism

Zero Covid-19 Policy: चीनी गवर्नेंस मॉडल पर क्यों उठा सवाल?
Dec 27, 2022

Zero Covid-19 Policy: चीनी गवर्नेंस मॉडल पर क्यों उठा सवाल?

चीन में इससे पहले भी विरोध-प्रदर्शन हुए हैं, जिन्हें ताकत के जोर से दबाया जाता रहा है. संभावना है कि इस बार भी चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी की मशीनरी मौजूदा असंतोष को पूरी क्रूरता

आफ्रिकन देशांच्या ऐक्याची परिषद
Feb 26, 2021

आफ्रिकन देशांच्या ऐक्याची परिषद

आफ्रिकन युनियन नवीन सुधारणांसह आपल्या कामात आणि बांधणीत बदल घडवून आणत आहे. ही वाटचाल अधिक कार्यक्षम आणि पारदर्शकतेकडे जाणारी आहे.